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CHAPTER 44

STILL BIELLE'S POV

I'm still hugging abie while crying.

Kian: Ate? Your crying again.
Ako: I'm not crying baby. (Pinunasan ko mga luha ko)
Kian: Yes you are po. Kuya andy don't want to see you cry.
Ako: Your kuya andy is not here.
Kian: Yes he is.
Ako: Hay nako tara na nga sa baba.

Habang papunta kami ng kusina, sinasabi ni kian na meron si andy.

Mom: Mabuti tinawag mo na si ate mo, bawal pinaghihintay ang pagkain mga anak.
Ako: Mom where's dad and tito?
Mom: May binili lang sila, babalik din agad.

Habang naghihintay, unnie and I talked.

Lalah: Kian said you cried again.
Ako: I can't help it po.
Lalah: If you cry again, just call me ok?
Ako: Yes unnie.

As we talked, we heard the door open and people coming in.

Mom: That must be your dad na. Honey!!
Dad: Hi honey, sorry we're late. Traffic jam.
???: Hi tita, good evening po.

I shivered as I heard the voice, I turned and I wasn't wrong.

Andy: Hi everyone. Aray! Unnie! (Binatukan)
Tita: Lalah.
Lalah: Ang tagal po nila eh.
Andy: Sorry unnie, pinaluto pa ako ng food nila tita na dalhin dito.
Mom: Let's eat everyone, gutom na ang mga bata.

While we're eating, tinitignan ko minsan si andy. Hindi sya nagbago, the same old andy and now an architect.

Dad: Iho your dad told me that you are planning to take the singapore board exam.
Andy: Yes tito, I want to design structures and buildings all over the world.
Mom: That's good, early planning iho.
Andy: But I want to take the exam as soon as possible.
Dad: Really? Splendid iho.
Mom: Anak do you want to take the singapore board exam?
Tita: Nice idea, iha I think it's good for you.
Ako: Well, I already planned that but me and dad have this big project so that plan will be postponed for now.
Mom: What project? Are you sure anak?
Dad: A grand beach hotel and resort honey.
Ako: Yes mom.

Kring! Kring! Kring!

Andy: Excuse me po. Hello acey.
Lalah: Acey? Hm must be something important.
Ako: I don't care.
Kian: Selos si ate haha.
Ako: I'm not.
Lalah: Hahaha you know that kids never lie.
Andy: Sorry that was my co-associate in one of my restaurants.
Tita: Is there any problem son?
Andy: None po. Acey just said that a businessman wanted to talk with the architect of the restaurant.
Mom: What restaurant?
Lalah: The coffee restaurant in batangas po.
Dad: Dylan your son can help me and my daughter. Iho I want you to help us in this project.
Andy: Tito pag-isipan ko po muna.
Dad: Well, I'm counting on your yes answer iho.
Ako: Dad, we can do it with my co-workers.
Tito: Billy don't stress my son, he's just starting.
Andy: Tito I will accept it na po. Dad I can do it, trust me.
Dad: Trust your son. Chen, one of our investors is the client.
Tito: Si ron pala eh, ok son help your uncle.
Mom: Gentleman stop talking about work muna. Let's eat.

Lagot, dad naman eh. Bakit siya pa?

ANDY'S POV

Why did I say that? I should have said no.

???: Thinking of someone?
Ako: Unnie? Just thinking about the proposal of tito.
Lalah: Really? You know that she was looking at you kanina.
Ako: Acey said maybe this is the right time for us to settle down then think of our own priorities.
Lalah: She's right, you just started but look at our firm, it's popular now. She though there's something between you and acey.
Ako: We're just friends. You know that no one can replace her here. (Pointing in my heart)
Lalah: Well talk to her, like the old times.
Ako: Pag sa work ko nalang sya kakausapin, aray! Unnie naman. (Binatukan)
Lalah: Talk to her like a normal person, as a friend.
Ako: I will unnie but not tonight, trust me ok?
Lalah: Ok, let's go inside hinahanap ka nila sa loob.

Pagkapasok ko sa loob, nagkatinginan kami.

Dad: Pare, mare aalis na kami.
Mom: Next time ulit mare.
Tita: Syempre naman.
Tito: Iho I'll see you soon, ok?
Ako: Opo tito.

Pagka-alis namin na-sense ko na tinitignan nya ako. Pagkauwi namin natulog na ako. After a few days pinapunta ako ni tito billy sa firm nya.

Ako: Hi I'm Ar. Vargas, I have a meeting with mr. Garcia.
Secretary: This way sir.

Pagpasok ko sa meeting room, si bryx ang meron palang.

Secretary: Sir just wait for mr. Garcia.
Ako: Ok thank you.

Umupo ako sa tapat nya. I sense na gusto nya kami mag-usap. Walang nag-imikan sa amin hanggang dumating si tito with a businessman.

Tito: Hi, sorry to keep you both waiting. Ron meet Ar. Vargas. Andy meet mr. Ron chen. One of the investors of my company and yours.
Mr. Chen: Ar. Andy vargas, billy he is the architect that my secretary told me.
Tito: Well we have the same person pala. So let's talk about this big project.
Mr. Chen: Yes the project. Engr. Garcia will be the head engineer, Ar. Garcia will be the head architect and Ar. Vargas will be her companion.
Bryx: Sir thank you for giving me this project.
Mr. Chen: No, thank you because when I accidentally saw your dreamhouse plan in your dad's office I saw connection between you two in that plan. The connection that could never be broken or lost.
Ako: We we're still not architects when we done that sir.
Mr. Chen: I'm trusting the project to both of you. I hope it will be just like your dreamhouse or more than that. So I gotta go billy.
Tito: Sabay na tyo ron, I'll see you soon architects.
Ako&Bryx: Yes sir.

Pagka-alis nila tito, I look at her na may katawag.

Bryx: Ok kyle, I'll see you soon.
Ako: Ar. Garcia call or text me when you will be free so we can start to design because I know that you have other projects too.

Umalis na ako. Talking to her like a normal person is not me. Umuwi muna ako sa bahay.

Mom: Son akala ko sa condo ka ngayon.
Ako: I miss your cookings po and tinatamad po ako magluto.
Mom: Hay nako.
Ako: Love you ma, just call me when dinner's ready.

Pagpasok ko sa room ko, humiga ako then look at our picture in my nightstand. It was our picture when I graduated, she went there kahit may training sya.